Name Socrates Coudounaris Professional qualifications BEng (Hons) MSc CIP FCII FIRM Introduction Socrates is an innovative professional engaged in consulting and targeting global opportunities in developing strategic solutions to stakeholders. He has over 10 years international experience, across a variety of industry sectors, with the ability to motivate, educate and lead multicultural and multidisciplinary teams.
His engineering (Bachelors in Civil Engineering, City University, London) and technical knowledge combined with a strong commercial awareness has proven highly advantageous to clients in such diverse applications as risk and value management in procurement, PPP/PFI strategic & project advice to government, local authorities and the private sector, establishing the Facilities Management function, risk & insurance training, risk assessment and appraisal for both the corporate and public sectors.
Socrates is an accomplished and frequent speaker at conferences and seminars on PPP/PFI and Risk Management related topics. He is an Examiner at the Institute of Risk Management (IRM) in London. Summary of experience Socrates is a highly qualified and experienced risk manager with a combination of strengths in both active risk management and insurance. After graduating from CASSBusinessSchool, London he went on to become dual qualified as a Fellow of the Chartered Insurance Institute and the Institute of Risk Management.
He has worked in the UK, Europe (Spain, Greece & Cyprus), Jordan and the UAE in a variety of industries including construction, insurance, oil and gas, defense, education, water, telecommunications, process industries and power generation. Experience Details Socrates has recently been offering his services as part of the technical advisor (TA) team and client liaison on the first wave of PPP/PFI projects in Greece.
He has extensive experience in the formulation of Output Specifications for PPP/PFI projects, formulation of risk strategies, insurance and construction/property risk having represented the interests of various blue chip clients and international funding organisations in both property and infrastructure development. He has carried out wide ranging strategic, technical risk appraisals and due diligence reports for the public and private sector, banks, insurance companies and special purpose vehicles (SPV).
